Water-closet.



J. H. SHORTT.

WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 191a.-

1,1O8,'799. Patented Aug125, 1914,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HAGGEBTY SHORTT, OF KEWANEE, 'ILLINOIS.

WAT'EBPCLQSET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 25, 1914,

Application am August 5, 1913. Serial No. 783,193.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN li-tccna'rv' Srron'rr, of the city of Kewanee, btate of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ater-Closets, of which the following is the specification.

in which means are provided for holding the; paper in proximity to the division between' successive covers, while the used paper cover 18 being torn off, and in which means are provided for rigidly connecting the device 9 to the closet of ordinaryconstruction and-,it

- videfd longitudinally and segmentally vided with a cover B.

roll. Fig. 3 is asimilar view,

consists essentially of a cylindrical case dicomprisinga cover and a body portion, having an exit slot extending longitudinally of the case on thatside adjacent to the closet and having jaws extending from each side thereof, mean carried by the closet cover for forcing the jaws together to grip the paper, a spindle removably mounted in the casing'tocarry a roll of paper seat covers and meanscarried by the spindle for locking the cover of the case in its closed position, the parts being arranged and constructed in detail as hereinafter more particularly ex plained by the following specification. 1 Figure 1 is a general perspective View of a water closet with my device Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the case with the cover open ready to receive the paper showing. the

paper in position" in the case. Fig. 4 is a planview of the major portion of my de-" vice. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail of the end of the case showing the locking device for the cover of the case. r

In the several drawings like letters of reference refer to like parts. A is a water closet. I A is the usual st nd pipe leading thereto, and C is the usua water closet seat prov is a cylindrical'case divided "segmentally and compr sing the body portion 3 from which extend the lugs C and. the outin the United States of America,

ed by the and attached thereto.

turned jaw A having an upwardly turned gripping edge and the lugs 7 and the cover portion A having lugs 8 pivotally connected to the lugs 7 by the .bolts D and intermediate lugs C. The end walls of the portions 3 and A are provided with alined orifices 6 formed partly in each end wall and are surrounded with outwardly extending ann'ularflange portions B for the purpose which -will hereinafter appear.

B are arms extending from the cover B. The arms B are pivoted at their outer ends to the lugs C and in a line with the bolts D. By this means, when the cover B is in the closedposition, it will be undisturbed by the opening and closing of the portion A 6 is a hinged jaw, having a turned gripping edge opposing the gripping edge of the aw A p 2 are lugs extending from the aw A. The lugs 2 are pivoted to the lugs C by the boltsA D are-recesses formed in the jaw A mto which the finger andthumb may be inserted and anew paper cover may from the casing after the used-cover B has been torn ofi at B B is a rod supporting-the roll'of paper covers D in the case A The ends of the rod eXtend into the holes 6 and have reduced be withdrawn projecting ends to which the heads B are secured.

B is a knob having an internal flange C and an annular recess B into which the extends against the flange C.

C is a spiral spring extending between the flange C and the head B". By drawing the knob B longitudinally, the portion of the flange B forming partof the casing cover, is freed from that portion forming part of the casing body raised and the rod removed for the purpose of inserting the new roll of paper.

D is a spring pressed stop secured to the stand pipe A cover rests in its openp0s,1t1on.

D are cam projections extend ng from the arms B rearwardly in proximity to the upper surface of the jaw A. By thismeans when theseat cover B is forced stop D the cam D presses on n m t urii d e dges of the jaws A and A. The used paper may then be easily torn ofi.

By inserting the thumb and finger into the the aw A7,

and against which the seat against the the paper between the opposing" allowlng the cover A- to be ofl the roll over the seatof the closet. Each seat cover is preferably divided by across row of perforations, so that theymay be more-easily separated.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a very simple form of closet paper cover holding device which will allow of the paper having an uninterrupted pas- I sage from the feed slot of the casing over the seat, in which the ordinary cover of the closet is held in a stationary undisturbed position when closed,'in which the casing holding the paper is rigidly secured in place, and in which the casing is automatically locked by placing thepaper roll therein.

W hat I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a'closet of the class described. of a cylindrical case designed to receive and rotatably support a roll of antiseptic covers for the closet seat, such casing having a feed slot. a stationary jaw extending from one side of the feed slot and a movable jaw extending from the other side of the feed slot, a closet seat cover having a hinged support provided with cam shaped portions designed to bear against the hinged jaw when the cover is forced backwardly as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with a closet. of a cylindrical case carrying a rolled strip of paper for closet seats, having an exit slot throughwhieh the antiseptic covers pass. a rigid stationarv jaw extending outwardly from the one side of the slot. a hinged jaw extending outwardly from the other side of such slot, and means operated by the closet seat cover for forcing the jaws together to grip the paper.

3. The combination with a closet, of a cylindrical case carrying a rolled strip of paper for closet seats having an exit slot through which the antiseptic covers pass, a

rigid stationary jaw extending outwardly from the oneside of the slot, a hinged jaw extending outwardly from the other side of such slot and a closet cover hinged to the cover of the case, such hinge having cam shaped extensions at the base rearwardly to engage'and close the hinged jaw of the slot on the antiseptic seat cover passing through a hinged'connection in a line with the aforesaid connect-ion whereby the closet cover is connected to the casing cover as and for the purpose specified. I

The combination with a closet of the class described, of a cylindrical casing designed to receive and rotatably support a roll of antiseptic covers for the closet seatand comprising a body portion and a cover portion hinged together at the side next to the closet and a closet seat cover hinged to the casing cover in axial alineme'nt with the hinged point of such cover, as and for the purpose specified. 1 t

6. The combination with a closetfof the class described, of the cylindrical case designed to receive and rotatably support a roll of antiseptic coyers for the closet seat and comprising a body portion and a cover portion hinged to the body portion at the side next to the closet, inverted L-shapcd arms extending upwardlyfrom the casing cover and forward and a closet cover hinged at the sides of the arms in axial alinement'with the hinge connection between the cover casing and the body, as and for the purpose specified. I

JOHN HAGGERTY SHORTT. Witnesses:

LEON LEVY; SAMUEL E'rsHoKIN. 

